1. |
(Sometimes I) Meander
03:18
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My father the archangel
Built turbines on the moon
Helping industry take flight
He smokes cigars that smell
Just like her cheap perfume
The air is sweet, the tastes are right
That's right
My mother the sinner
Takes children from the womb
Under heavy brass arclight
A million books from mountains
Screaming from monsoons
But she can't read, and she can't write!
And the world goes boom.
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2. |
Dear Isabelle
03:11
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I been learnin' thinks about you dear
A little at at time
And I've started to convince myself
That you're not livin' right
My heart it maybe fragile
But my mind is just as strong
As the Belevedere I'm throughing back
Just to try to carry on
You better slow things down
Dear Isabelle
There's a line I'm always crossing:
There's a story you won't tell.
You better slow things down
Dear Isabelle.
Now I'm burning up your letters
and I'm gonna revel in the ash
Cause I've found you're far to careless
WIth a heart to make it last
You could be my perfect woman
but for now you're just too young.
With your mamma's looks and your daddy's change
You're more dangerous than fun.
You better slow things down
Dear Isabelle
There's a line I'm always crossing:
There's a look you're tryin'' to sell.
You better slow things down
Dear Isabelle.
I don't wanna trust this heart
I feel like a child again
With a love so harsh
I'd be a fool to let you in
See you stumbling on the boulevard
With a glaze over your eye
It's a phase that beauty goes through
and I know it's gonna die.
I hope you felt invincible when pullin' on my strings
I just hope you'll have some mercy
on the man who's after me.
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3. |
Nine Hundred Feet
04:17
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I shot the beast, I killed the beast
it's way down there.
Got me a bad compulsion
to breathe air.
I'll pack my bags, you pack your bags
We'll drive down again.
And all you do is follow you down.
I watched the sun come up at dawn
I strapped my camera on.
Yout put my lifeline halfway down
The black hole.
Nine hundred feet; let's start right now
Let's bring a man home.
And all you do is follow me down.
All you do is follow me down.
I feel my breath grow hot and fast
He's free at last.
Tangled up and floatin' low.
I feel my breathing slow.
Nine hundred feet or nine hundred miles
I think I'll stay awhile.
And don't you dare follow me down.
Don't you dare follow me down.
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4. |
Raddish
03:03
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Lead vox: Eric Williams
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5. |
Sixteen at the Withers
04:02
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I'm gonna ride next summer
My father and brother are gone
I'm gonna find the front line
I'm gonna miss my mother,
She never did antying wrong
I'm hope she sees that's true in time.
I want to see their faces again,m
I want to touch their hands again
I don't care what this ride portends
My girls' sixteen at the withers after all.
I can't wait to pound the mud
I've been locked in this quay for years
I'm gone find the front line/
I don't have a thought to where we go
His whisper is soft and low.
I'm gonna find the rank and file.
I want to see their faces again,m
I want to touch their hand again
I don't care what this ride portends
I am sixteen at the withers after all.
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6. |
The Rose
04:37
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You've been asleep now for hours
It's been a long drive
It's always scenic and beautiful out here
And you'll love the sunshine
I know I've been awful quiet.
Speeding though daylight.
But I found this clearing on top of a mountain
Where we'll say our goodbyes.
Gonna take you home
Thank the traveler for the rose
Stay awake; I'm taking you home.
And I know you probably got questions.
You were the May Queen.
I know the drinks made you tireder than usual,
But don't fight the ketamine.
Gonna take you home
Thank the traveler for the rose
Stay awake; I'm taking you home.
I'll never speak of another.
You'll never see the light.
I'll leave with you here your favorite flower
Which you'll help to fertilize.
Gonna take you home
Thank the traveler for the rose
Stay awake; I'm taking you home.
Stay awake; I'm taking you home.
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